Automobile-wheel.



J. ANDERSON. AUTOMGBILE WHEEL.

APPUCATION FILED JULY 9. 29 .2.

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AUTOMOBILE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 9. 1912 1,141,516. Patented June 1, 1915.

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JOHN ANDERSON, or CHICAGO, ninmors.

AUTOMOBILE-WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

.PatentedJune 1, 1915.

Application filed July 9, 1912. Serial No. 708,470.

To all whom it may-concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN ANDERsoN, citizen of the United States residingat Chi. cago, 1n the county of Illinois, have invented a, certain newand.

dook and State of with respect to both the felly and the rim,

and more particularly to the latter.

One feature of my invention relates to the means whereby the wheel rimis demountably secured to the felly.

Another feature of my invention relates to the structuge of the wheelrim and the means whereby the two sections thereof are detachablysecured together.

These and various other features of my invention may be more readilyunderstood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is afront elevation of a wheel;

embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a diametrical section thereof; Fig. 3is an inside front elevation of a portion of the wheel rim; Figs. 4, 5and 6 are sections on the lines H, 55 and 6-6,'r,espectively.

Similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

The periphery of the wheel, which receives the wheel rim, istapered fromits inner toward its outer edge, such taper being preferably obtained byproviding the wooden portions of the felly 1 with a taper ing metallicfelly-band 2.

The wheel, rim is composed of two sections 3, 4 provided with peripheralside flanges 5 for gripping the t re. These flanges may be of anydesired construction, those for use with a well-known clencher type oftire beingshown in the drawings.

The under side of the wheel rim is provided with inwardly taperingwedge-shaped segments 6 adapted to be seated upon the oppositelytapering folly-band 2. The wedge shaped segments 6 of the wheel rim maybe, as shown in Flg. 3, composed .of a

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' plurality of suitably spaced apart segments,

this latter structure making the wheel less heavy than when a continuousband is pro- 'vided.

, The rim section 4 is provided at its inner .edge with a radiallyextending peripheral flange 7. Said flange is provided with a pluralityof slots 8 of sufficient size to 'permit the flange 7 being passed overthe clamping nuts 9 which are threaded upon the ends of bolts 10. Theslots 8 preferably open upon the inner edge of the flange 7.

Pivoted upon the outer face of the flange 7 are a series of latches 11in the form of metallic plates each provided with an upwardly openingslot 12 of a width to receive the end of a corresponding bolt 10. 'henthe latches are in closed position, as shown in full lines in Fig. 1,the nuts 9 overlie the same and hence the rim is locked against removalfrom the felly.

The free end of each of the latches 11 is 7 preferably provided with anextension 13, which, as .the latch is moved to closed position, ridesover a beveled lug ll. Said lug 14 may be fdrmed as a punching from the.

flange 7. When the latch 11 is moved to it nal position of closure, itis. by reason 1 fact that the extension 13 lies beyond the outer end ofthe lug ll, locked against accidental elease, even though the nut 9 Thelatches 11 have suflicieht spring to ride over the lug 1i and to snap inplace. When the latches have been thus swung to closed position. thenuts 9 are screwed down and the rim is thus securelyi fastened to thefelly.

It will be understood that thebolts 10 extend through the wooden portionof the felly in the usual manner. In order that said boltsmay be held inproper position on the felly, each bolt is preferably provided with anextended flattened head 15 which is fastened to the folly by means of ascrew 16. The outer end of each bolt 10 is preferably provided with acotter pin 17 to prevent the nut 9 from working off of the end of thebolt. The cotter pin 17 is so located that the nut 9 can be unthreadedsufli'cicntl to release the latch 11.

Assuming that the wheel rim is secured in position. as shown in Fig. 1,it may be deniountcd by loosening the nuts 9' and then swinging thedarches 11 to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. l. The wheelrim as a whole can then be removed from the felly,-- the, slots'Si'n theflange 7 permitting said fiangtopass over the nuts 9) r ()n'e section ofthe wheel rim is provided with a tongue,,and' the other -section thereofwith a g roove,whicl-i tongue and groove-interlockwith each otheri tohold the two sec-. trons together. In the drawings, 7 the rim section 3is'shown at itsinner edge with a r a 'dially extending peripheralfla nge18 com stitutinga tongue which interlocks with an' upwardly openinggroove 1-8 formedinthe rimsection 4. -In-'f order'that the rim sections3 and 4"may' be'released' from each other, one of said sections istransversely 'slitted. Section 4 is preferably the one which is sosl'itted, the slit therein being indicated at 20. Normally the two'endsof the slitted' section 4 are"secured together by-a latch 21 which .ispivotally mounted at one side of the slit 20, and is provided on its.inner face with a flange 22 which exter; dsinto an alined slot 23 in theabutting ends of the flange 7'.

" 7 sections are locked'together, as shown in the -A-fter'therim hasbeen demounted from the'felly, the rim sections may be taken apart byfirst throwing open the latch 21 and then forcing oneend Iofthe rimsection 4 inwardly to withdraw the groove 19'from the tongue 18. Inorder to facilitate this operation, there isyprovided'upon one side ofthe; slit Ta hole 2d and upon the other side a slot25. I By usinganordinary spanner wrench, or similar device, one member of which entersthehole'r24: and the other member the slot 25', and turning said wrenchabout thehole 9.4:,"the section 4: may readily be drawn inward andreleased from the tongue 18. The tire 26 may thus readily be removedfrom the wheel rim and a new tire substitutedtherefor, after which therim drawings, and the wheel rim then secured in place upon the felly, aslikewise shown in As a'-' guide to the proper alinement of the wheel rimwith respect to the felly, I preferably provide on the under face of therim two pins :27 which fit in holes 28 in the fellv-band 2. Likewisethere may be provided on the underside of the rim section 3 a pin 29which .fits in ai notch 30' in" the flange 7 of the other rim' section4.

My invention provides a wheel of such I construction that 'with ordinarytools, or

even without the use of tools, a tire may be removed from the wheel andanother-tire s ubstitutedtherefor with ease and expedition.

lVhatI claim is: i :1. In an automobile wheel, the combination with afelly,of a detachable'rim having a'peripheral flange-on its under faceadapted tofit the front side of said felly, I

said bolts, and latches pivoted to said flange bolts projecting from thefrontside ofsaid f I .felly, said'flange being slotted to slip over andarranged to swing -into locking engage ment with said bolts. l

2. In an automobile wheel, the combination with a folly, of a detachablerim having a radiallyextending 'peripheralflange extending from near thefront edge of the under surface of said rim, bolts carried by said fellyand projecting; through the'front" 'face thereof, nuts upon the .ends ofsaid bolts, said flange being slotted to slip over 7 said bolts,and'latches corresponding to said bolts, said latches each consistingofa metallic plate pivoted upon said flange at one I.

so with a slot forreceiving the .bolt,'whereby side of the correspondingslot-and provided said latches'are adapted to swing into lockingengagement beneath said nuts. 1

.3; In an automobile wheel,- the combination with a telly provided witha telly-band of wedge-shaped cross-section tapering t0-' wardthe frontside of said felly; of a. de-

mountable wheel rim haring angun-der sur face tapered in a directionopposite to the taper of said felly-band andadapted to fit thereorer;bolts" projecting from the front

